Tootin’ our own Horn

Alameda County Library Wins National Recognition
 for Teen/Senior Web Connection Program!
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has selected Alameda County Library’s Teen/Senior Web Connection as one of the nation’s top programs in its Excellence in Library Service to Young Adults Project!
This program evolved as a means to [...]

Waiting for HP

The countdown is on for the millions of Harry Potter fans waiting for Saturday’s arrival of the 7th installment of J. K. Rowling’s magical series. While you are waiting for HP and the Deathly Hallows, try some other titles that you just might like too.
Dickinson, Peter 
Tears of the salamander
 
Duane, Diane 
So you want to be a [...]

The 13th

In honor of Friday the 13th, here are a list of favorite horror books.
Is yours listed?
                           
Stephen King          The Cell, Carrie and The Stand
                                                                   
                                          
Dean Koontz  
Strangers, By the Light of the Moon 
                                 
                             
Marlis Millhiser    The Mirror
                              
Greg Bear                Dead Lines
                                   
Robert Louis
Stevenson                Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
                                   
Mary W.
Shelley                     Frankenstein
                                 
Edgar Allen Poe      18 Best [...]